#6 - my heart is on fire

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is "my heart is on fire" - use hearts or red or fire on your project.  I made these little guys in the snow and they are all wobblers...they are so much fun and make my heart melt...plus the glitter just makes it feel like they are covered in the sparkly snow of a nice and mild winter day....please play along with us, will you?

#3-5 Winter blues

This week at Shopping our Stash it is time to beat the winter blues by using up some of your blue supplies....my winter blues are a happy kind of blues.  I am waiting for my counter tops in my craft room to be installed and I am trying to be patient but it is too exciting.  They should be here in about 10 more days, so hopefully in time for our next challenge....in the meantime, here are a few cards I whipped up with a bit of a new year's flare...play along with us, will you?

#1 & 2 - Gnome Sweet Gnome

Happy new year one and all....this week at Shopping our Stash we are bringing out our Gnomies to start the new year fresh...my whole Christmas was gnome based this year...we did gnome decorations, gnome trees (three of them) and I even ordered gnome cookies to put on our Christmas dainty platters.  So, this challenge it totally in my wheelhouse....I made several gnome Christmas cards this year as well and some for next year!  Play along with us, will you?

#57 - Happy Holidays

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to show how you celebrate the holiday season!  Well we decided that we are going to have a gnome infested Christmas at our house and a bonus was that they are all the trend at the stores...we have gnome ornaments, gnome decorations and even 3 gnome Christmas trees...loving it all so much that I even made some gnome Christmas cards.  Happy Holidays everyone!

#55-56 - dream the embossable dream

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use embossing on your project...dry or heat or whatever type you may use....I did a bit of both on my first project and just the folder on the second as it was a bonus card.  Play along with us, will you?

#54 - the dog days of summer

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is the dog days of summer...you need to use a dog somewhere on your project...I chose to do this cute little 3-d card image with some foiling to make a vintage ish looking card...it is not my forte but I tried lol.  Play along with us, will you?

#52-53 - it's a charmed life

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use a charm somewhere on your project.  I had to make some cute little baby cards so what better time than now to use up some of the baby charms that I have been hoarding for years...cleaning out the craft room leads you to all kinds of treasures....play along with us, will you?

#49-51 gone fishing

This week's challenge at shopping our stash is to use a fish or sea scene on your project....I thought I would throw together these cute little fish as part of a set of encouragement cards that I made for my aunt who was recovering from some severe medical stuff....this little fish swims around in a circle...so cute.  Play along with us, will you?

#47-48 card based on a book

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to make a project based on a book...I chose Peter Pan and did a Tinkerbell fairy card.  Tinkerbell was my daughter's favourite for years and I felt that she was the perfect choice.

#38 - 46 - Christmas in July

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is Christmas in July - whip up a few Christmas cards and get a jump on the holiday rush.  I threw a few together in some non-traditional colours and with no snow on them so as not to jinx our 30C summer weather that has finally hit here...play along with us, will you?

#37 - get punny

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use a pun on your project...to me a taco is always a win and in combination with a birthday celebration it takes first place.  Play along with us, will you?

#33-36 get your stencil on

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use some stencils on your project...I did a bit of a zigzag pattern with some blue ink and made a set of simple cards with it.  Play along with us, will you?

#32 - get your drink on

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use a beverage of some sort on your project...my choice would be a Starbucks decaf non fat no foam latte with two pumps of vanilla if I had to have my choice...play along with us, will you?

#31 - May flowers

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use a flower on your project.  I made this one with alcohol inks at a crop and thought it fit into the challenge perfectly so here it is...It was a fun technique that I like playing with.  Play along with us, will you?

#29-30 - Hello Cupcake

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use a cupcake on your project somewhere...I couldn't resist these two smiley face cupcakes and had to use them on some fun kiddo birthday cards...embellished them with a bit of stickies sparkle and voila...quick and easy...

#28 - chipboard

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to use chipboard on your project...I haven't worked with chipboard in a long time and had to pull out some from my stash...I found these little guy and girl chipboard images and threw together a wedding or anniversary card for my stash.  Play along with us, will you?

#18-27 - ATC CARDS

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to make an artist trading card.  They are cute little cards that are 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches and can be collected and sent to people.  I chose to make one for each of our design team members and will be mailing them this week.  I played with a few techniques like foiling and embossing and oxide inks...play along with us, will you?

#15-17 - best friends day

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is celebrating friends day.  You are to do a project honouring friendship...to me, nothing emits friendship more than these ladies and gents....they just look like life-long trouble.  Play along with us, will you?

#14 - fabulous February

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to celebrate February - or at least the colour of it's birthstone - amethyst or it's flower violets or irises.  I was close on the violets, but they are really violas...as close as I could get to violets in my stash...I made this card for my mother-in-law as they are her favourite flowers.  Play along with us, will you?

#11 - 13 - make your mark

This week's challenge at Shopping our Stash is to colour anything you want using markers...I thought I would whip up some little otters and give them quick colouring (I made and coloured 40 otters ready for other projects because they were so fun and easy to do).  I made a couple of birthday cards and some valentines too.  Play along with us, will you?